Southern Cross Australasian Travel and Tropical Medicine Conference
Published: 4 February 2025
Supported by Sanofi
The annual Southern Cross Australasian Travel and Tropical Medicine Conference hosted by the Faculty of Tropical Medicine for The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM) brings together experts in travel and tropical medicine for a chance to network and learn from leaders in the field. The following videos highlight key presentations from previous conferences, covering a range of important topics including:
Travel preparation and health:
- The COVID aftermath - are you prepared to travel overseas?
- Pre-travel consultations
- Malaria prophylaxis
- Rabies and bat lyssavirus prophylaxis
- Older travellers - how old is too old?
- Inquiry prevention in travellers: drowning, road safety, falls, sunburn, and fitness to travel
Infectious diseases and public health:
- A case of malaria in a returning traveller
- Mass gatherings - mandatory preventable disease vaccines
- Climate change and the expansion of mosquito-borne diseases
